ASME Tour of East Troy Railroad
May 22, 2019

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Tour of East Troy Railroad

This month, the ASME Milwaukee Section is planning to step back in time when life was a little simpler by visiting the East Troy Railroad Museum in East Troy, WI.  

The East Troy Railroad Museum operates on the last remaining piece of the original interurban network which operated in Wisconsin. By 1939, the railroad was retired by The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company due to lack of ridership. Since everything from gas to groceries came in to East Troy by our line, the town passed a referendum to purchase the remaining 7.5 mile stretch of track and overhead for freight purposes. The Village of East Troy operated the railroad until the year 2000 when it was purchased by the Friends of East Troy Railroad. Today, the East Troy Electric Railroad has 32 pieces of equipment with over 500 members worldwide, 110 active volunteers and 15,000 visitors each year!  Their historic rail cars travel a 10-mile trip through beautiful Southeast Wisconsin. 

We will board at the museum depot in East Troy PROMPTLY at 5:30 pm and take a trolley ride to the Maintenance facility for a tour.  Once the tour is done, we will re-board the trolley and head back to the museum depot in East Troy.  When there, meander through the depot museum where kids can be a trolley motorman, discover the joy of model layouts and learn about electricity. The gift shop features a unique selection of railroad souvenirs for all ages.